Etihad Cargo Focuses On Pharmaceuticals With New Product Launch

Etihad Cargo, the freight division of United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrier Etihad Airways, has unveiled TempCheck, its new cargo solution created to ensure the integrity of all temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical and healthcare products as they are transported around the world.

All
temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical products, including blood plasma, tablets,
medicines and anaesthetics, must be kept within different temperature ranges in
compliance with industry and regulatory guidelines, to ensure the products retain their
integrity and are protected from degradation due to exposure to heat and cold during the transportation process.

Supervised by
trained and experienced service teams and ground handling staff, TempCheck
incorporates the latest equipment, processes and operating procedures that keep
all pharmaceutical products within a temperature controlled environment at
every stage of the journey, from the cool room facility to the ramp, and from
the aircraft to the customer. David Kerr, Etihad Airways Vice
President Cargo, said: “Over the last two years we have seen tremendous growth
in the amount of pharmaceutical products we have successfully transported over
our hub in Abu Dhabi as we continue to expand our passenger and cargo networks.”

To meet this
increasing demand, Etihad Cargo has also upgraded its temperature controlled
storage facilities in Abu Dhabi, and has refurbished its existing cool rooms to
meet pharmaceutical-safe specifications. Extensive new purpose-built facilities
are also being established and are scheduled to come online in 2015, prior to
the summer period.

Mr
Kerr added, “We have been working closely with our pharmaceutical customers in
developing this specialised
solution, which has been designed to ensure that their temperature-sensitive
pharmaceutical products are
protected at every stage of the journey, and reach their final destination in
perfect condition.”